Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 11.7% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 46.2% more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.84
₩9,374
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩8,332
|
$6.62
LBP592,784
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,144
|
$3.22
LBP287,865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,121
|
$1.01
LBP90,424
|
|
pay 26.9% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,350
|
$1.18
LBP105,740
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,837
|
$7.35
LBP657,846
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,614
|
$25.78
LBP2,306,284
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,254
|
$2.11
LBP188,700
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,652
|
$2.71
LBP242,208
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,970
|
$1.25
LBP112,212
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,285
|
$1.14
LBP102,026
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,860
|
$0.48
LBP42,850
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,791
|
$0.69
LBP61,886
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,308
|
$0.58
LBP51,526
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,889
|
$0.49
LBP43,672
|
|
pay 15.2% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,415
|
$4.70
LBP420,274
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩57,284
|
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩43,743,885
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,968,488,731
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩12,290
|
$13.80
LBP1,234,779
|
|
pay 50.2% more for housing
Seoul
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩30,048
|
$63.14
LBP5,649,131
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,054,063
|
$782.14
LBP69,983,609
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩812,836
|
$402.46
LBP36,010,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩190,303
|
$198.90
LBP17,796,850
|
|
pay 36.4% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩527,856
|
$383.33
LBP34,299,425
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩25,296,465
|
$5,115.38
LBP457,708,044
|
|
pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,208
|
$2.50
LBP223,692
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,381
|
$2.62
LBP234,360
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,687
|
$5.58
LBP499,432
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩71,520
|
$46.03
LBP4,118,622
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩14,581
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
pay 38.1% more for clothing
Seoul
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩83,330
|
$82.83
LBP7,411,658
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩59,744
|
$60.00
LBP5,368,606
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩98,740
|
$115.62
LBP10,345,750
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩156,946
|
$135.00
LBP12,079,363
|
|
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